The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-08-25
DESTITUTE TRAVELLERS.
THE CONDITION OF THE PASSEN-
GERS OF THE BURNED STEAMER.

No News of tho Missing Hoat of the III-
Fated City of Montreal-Prince Ferdi-
nand Arrives at soha--A Chicago Crank
Calls on the Queen Foreign News.
LONDON, Aug. "a The Inman steamer
City of Chicago arrived at Queenstown yes
terday from New York. One of her steer
age passengers died during the voyage of
typhoid fever and was buried at sea AL
though her log shows that the course steered
across the Atlantic was almost identical
with that of the Inflated City Of Montreal,
nothing was seen Of the latter's missing
boat.
The steam packet st. Fincul arrived at
Liverpool yesterday afternoon from Cork
bringing the majority OF the passengers and
crew of The Guy of Montreal The arrival
Of the Cork steamer drew together large
concOurss Of people on the landing stage.
The actual number Of passengers who ar
rived amounted to III, Of whom twenty had
intermediate aud lOl ssesrage tickets Four
teen other steeraye passengers whose destin-
ations are III IRELAND had b3en sent on
thither direct from Cork.
The sixty eight members of the crew of
the City Of Montreal arrived in the Mersey
by the same steamer Cap5 Land had been
obliged to remain behind at Cork on some
business and few of tho crew who were ill
likewise remained there The chief officer,
who was one of those who arrived at Liver
pool, is reported to have recovered his eye
sight, which was totally lost fer several days
from the effect Of the smoke on the burning
steamer. For the reception of the uufor-
tunate passengers, the commodious waiting
room on the landing stage, which is usually
reserved for saloon travellers only, had been
secured by the chiefs Of the Inman company
who were there with a staff of clerks to give
assistance and information. In most cases
che passengers had no other clothes than
those in which they stood, and inquiries
showed that most of them were practically
destitute, having lost all their valuables on
ooard. 1t appears that there is no response
oility. resting on the company to make good
their losses and that the only safeguard for
5he forlorn people would have been to have
insured their effects before sailing, which
,ew, if any, thought of doing
The passengers were of various nationali-
ties. Many we're Germans returning to
heir native country. Two we're Chinese.
The arrangements for sending the people on
jheir destinations were rapidly got through.
There were travellers for most parts Of Eng
land and also for Scotland, and as the nee
assary orders upon the railway companies
we're made out and received, the ship
wrecked people left promptly and quietly.
A distressing sight was that presented by
the children, before many Of whom lay the
prospect of a prolonged night journey by
rain, and who were totally unprovided
with wraps ard other necessary com forts.
The detectives with more zsal than discre-
Jon, made point Of searching every one Of
the unfortunate travellers upon their arrival
ior dynamite One of the passengers, John
ColleU, OF Wakefield, YORKSHIRE who had
oeen received inUo the Queenstown general
hospital after being landed at that port on
Friday, died last night there from the effects
If his exposure and exhaustion at the time
If the burning OF the ship.